How do you just say that you're a nice, successful woman looking to share her life with her future soul mate? I guess that would do it. I'm the proud mom of a 16 year old boy and a 13 year old girl, and they are an important part of what makes me "me". I've tried the on-line dating scene on other sites but excited to meet some good people on here. Friendship is not at all out of the question. It's welcomed. My job isn't glamorous -- I work with Kindergarten kids -- but I love it. I'm not married to my work, and even when I was actually married, I found time for reading, downhill skiing and the occasional photography excursion (nothing like a little time alone to recharge your batteries). Things are different now, but I look forward to taking some chances and seeing who's out there.

Laughing is essential. Perfection is impossible. Better to be single than to be in a bad relationship. If it's worth it, I'll work for it; if it's not, I won't. Don't say anything you'll regret because you can't take it back. And finally, you must expose yourself emotionally -- it's the only way to reap love's greatest rewards.

What I'm looking for

I smile when I think of you and I look forward to receiving your surprise texts. You like my kids. You put up with my mom. (She means well; really, she does!) You fawn over me, cook me dinner, massage me before bed and have a highly developed sense of sarcasm. I think it's cute when you snort as you laugh. You make fun of me when I can't leave the house without forgetting my cell phone. You act younger than you look because I like mature men who haven't forgotten what it's like to be young.
I may be rusty about this dating stuff, but I'm not jaded by divorce. It's even clearer to me that there's not just one person out there. And even if you get lucky and meet a winner, there's a mountain of work ahead, no matter what. It's knowing that the work is worth it, that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I'm never one to jump into a relationship, but I'm a firm believer in chemistry and wouldn't turn my back on someone incredible just because I'm not expecting it. A perfect relationship is one in which the reality is not that far from your fantasy. As long as you have a realistic fantasy, you are bound to one day find your bliss.